Compared with the second quarter, Romania reported the highest growth in EU, namely 1.9%, followed by Lithuania (1.5%) and Bulgaria (0.4%).
Among the sharpest declines in the construction output in the third quarter, compared with July-September 2013, Romania is followed by Italy (9%) and the Netherlands (2.4%).
The highest growths in construction output in the third quarter, compared with July-September 2013, were posted by Slovenia (19.5%), Spain (13.7%) and Hungary (12.1%).
In September compared with the same month of 2013, Romanian construction output inched 2.9% higher, while on the month, it rose 7.9%, the data showed.
According to the data published last week by the Romanian statistics institute INS, Romania’s construction output rose in September compared with the previous month, but it still is lower than last year. The adjusted value of constructions works was up 7.8% compared with August, according to INS data.
Compared with September 2013, the adjusted construction output fell 1.8%. The value of capital repair and maintenance works decreased by 22.4% and 4.4% respectively, while new constructions went up 9.8% on the year on September.